戊子

Chinese

5th heavenly stem
child; son; (noun suffix)
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
 
simp. and trad.
(戊子)

Pronunciation


Noun

戊子

  1. The twenty-fifth term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Earth Rat" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.

Coordinate terms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
つちのえ
Jinmeiyō

Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Compound of (つちのえ) (tsuchinoe, the fifth heavenly stem) + () (ne, rat)

Noun

(つちのえ)() • (tsuchinoene

  1. Earth Rat, the twenty=fifth term of the sexagenary cycle
    Hypernym: 干支

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term

Jinmeiyō

Grade: 1
on'yomi

Compound of () (bo, the fifth heavenly stem) + () (shi, rat)

Noun

()() • (boshi

  1. Earth Rat, the twenty=fifth term of the sexagenary cycle
    Hypernym: 干支

Korean

Hanja in this term

Proper noun

戊子 • (Muja) (hangeul 무자)

  1. hanja form? of 무자 (Earth Rat, the twenty-fifth in the sexagenary cycle)